Assistive Technologies and Universal Design

Assistive Technologies and Universal Design : 

Assistive Technologies and Universal Design Lama Al Khuzayem MSc Web Technology laak1g09@ecs.soton.ac.uk INFO 6002

Objective : 

Objective This presentation evaluates the usability and accessibility of two Web 2.0 and two software applications according to some criteria using some Assistive Technologies (AT) tools.

Web 2.0 Applications Evaluation : 

Web 2.0 Applications Evaluation

WAYN.com Evaluation : 

WAYN.com Evaluation Accessibility Evaluation: The results of Web2Access 15 tests show that WAYN.com is not very accessible. Usability Evaluation: WAYN.com is an easy to navigate website. WAYN's homepage achieve most of the “Top Ten Guidelines for Homepage Usability” by Jakob Nielsen.

WAYN.com Evaluation : 

WAYN.com Evaluation Designing to Standards Evaluation: The results of the W3C CSS and Markup Validation Services shows 37 and 56 errors for the website respectively. Browser and Operating System Compatibility Evaluation: WAYN.com is compatible with most of the browsers and operating systems.

Dating4Disabled.com Evaluation : 

Dating4Disabled.com Evaluation Accessibility Evaluation: The results of Web2Access 15 tests show that Dating4Disabled.com is accessible to some extent. Usability Evaluation: Dating4Disabled.com is not a usable website. It’s homepage failed in most of the “Top Ten Guidelines for Homepage Usability”.

Dating4Disabled.com Evaluation : 

Dating4Disabled.com Evaluation Designing to Standards Evaluation: The results of the W3C CSS and Markup Validation Services shows 20 and 16 errors for the website respectively. Browser and Operating System Compatibility Evaluation: Dating4Disabled.com is compatible with most of the browsers and operating systems.

Software Applications Evaluation : 

Software Applications Evaluation Evaluating Accessibility: The 15 Web2Access tests were followed using some built-in operating system tools and some external assistive technologies such as the NVDA screen reader and the Lightning Magnifier. Evaluating Usability: The software interfaces were checked according to Nielsen's five quality components for usability which are: learnability, efficiency, memorability, errors, and satisfaction.

Microsoft Wordpad Evaluation : 

Microsoft Wordpad Evaluation Accessibility Evaluation: The results of Web2Access 15 tests show that Wordpad is very accessible. Usability Evaluation: Wordpad is a very easy to use software application. It achieves Neilsen’s five quality components for usability.

Real Player SP Evaluation : 

Real Player SP Evaluation Accessibility Evaluation: The results of Web2Access 15 tests show that Real Player SP software is relatively accessible. Usability Evaluation: Real Player SP is an easy to use software application. It achieves Neilsen’s five quality components for usability.

Assistive Technologies Evaluation : 

Assistive Technologies Evaluation JISC Techdis Toolbar Evaluation: Only some of the Techdis Toolbar tools worked with the two Web 2.0 applications such as the dictionary, text to speech, and references. NVDA Screen Reader Evaluation: The NVDA screen reader can read the menu, sub-menu, and text input in Microsoft Wordpad. However, it does not read the names of the menu items in the Real Player software.

INFO 6002 : 

INFO 6002 Thank you for listening For any queries, please contact: laak1g09@ecs.soton.ac.uk